id summary reporter owner description type status milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc 5677 Bootstrap fails with python versions 3.1 and up Eric Barr "Using bootstrap.sh to build boost with python versions 3.1 and up generates output similar to the following and the subsequent build fails for boost.python: Detecting Python version... 3.2 Detecting Python root... File """", line 1 import sys; print sys.prefix ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax This appears to be caused by the code checking for the python root using a form of the 'print' function that is no longer valid in later versions of python. Attached is a patch that fixes this issue." Patches new To Be Determined Building Boost Boost Release Branch Problem